Horseshoe pitching stakes and kit therefor



June 8, 1954 Filed April 10, 1950' H ST. PIERRE HORSESHOE. PITCHING STAKES AND KIT THEREFOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. HENRY 57: PIERRE Patented June 8, 1954 HORSESHOE PITCHIN G STAKES AND KIT THEREFOR Henry St. Pierre, Worcester,

Mass.

Application April 10, 1950, Serial No. 154,955

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and improved horseshoe pitching stake and an improved conis easily carried in a convenient manner and. which takes up a minimum amount of space; the provision or" a kit as above stated including a pair of stakes each of which is formed widths of a pair of regulation horseshoes.

Another object of the invention resides in the will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a horseshoe pitching kit according to one form of the invention, showing the kit open;

Fig. 2 is a view illustrating how the kit of Fig. l is carried and its comparative size to the human figure;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the kit showing the same closed and illustrating the relative proportions thereof;

Fig. 4 is a view illustrating a novel horseshoe pitching stake assembled;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section through the joint of the novel two-part horseshoe Fig. 6 is a perspective view of of kit for the same purpose;

Fig. 7 shows a modified two-part stake, parts being broken away and in section; and

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing how the kit of Fig. 6 may be carried.

Horseshoe pitching sets including two pairs of which are from 25 to 30 inches long. This makes a very unwieldy package because it is long, flat and relatively narrow and, of course, the horsetion horseshoes in a box just 14 inches long at its inside longest dimension, two pair of regulation horseshoes when packed together requiring a length of 14 inches; and the present novel stakes are divided in the middle in two parts,

pairs of regulation horseshoes nested, and the stake parts are exactly the same length and fit within the same box. This box may be flat, i. e., about 2 inches high, 14 inches long and 7 or 8 inches wide. Such a box or kit may be carried under the arm in a manner of a briefcase, see Fig. 2, in a very convenient and comfortable manner. On the other hand, boxes of the prior art, being 25 to 30 inches long or more are, of course, unwieldly and hard to carry because of the odd elongated shape and weight.

Referring first to Fig. 1, there is shown a box having a cover it, ends I 2, front wall It, rear wall It and a conventional bottom. The two pairs of horseshoes in nested relation are indicated at l8 and the stakes in two 24 as seen in Fig. 2. Thus the case is convenient and easily balanced in the hand as compared to cases 25 to 30 inches long.

The horseshoes themselves may be of any desired kind but are preferably regulation. Each stake part 22 is provided with a ground-penetrating point 24 at one end and a socket 2% at the other end. This socket receives an end of the diameter similar to that of the part 22, the socket 26 therefore being enlarged. The socket 2t is provided with a pair of aligning holes 28 to align with the hole 3!: in the stake part 20 for the reception of a cotter pin or the like 32, holding the telescoping parts of the stake parts together.

The lines 34 indicate the preferred ground line and when the stake parts are assembled, the same relatively this is easily done, the stake parts taken apart and returned to the kit with the horseshoes and the players shoes, etc.

Another form of pitching stake is shown in Fig. 7 wherein the lower end of the upper stake part 38 is circumferentially grooved as at 60 just above a circumferential bevel 42. The socket 4 4 of lower stake part 46 is provided with a hole receiving a bevel end snap pin-48 mounted at the free end of a spring strip 50 secured only at its end 52 to the lower stake part below the socket.

This construction allows the upper part 38 merely to be inserted in the socket, and the bevel 42 will cause the beveled pin 48 to retreat sufficiently to allow the upper stake part to seat, or substantially seat, in the socket, the pin 98 snapping back due to spring 50 to lock into the groove 40, regardless of the relative angularity of the stake parts. This avoids the necessity of aligning the holes 28 and 30 in the respective stake parts as shown in Fig. 5.

Fig.0 illustrates a container having a bottom part 54 to receive the shoes and stakes as in Fig. 1, and a hinged cover member 56. This box may be provided with snap catches 58 and a pivot suitcase handle60, so that the kit may be carried by hand, as a suitcase, if desired, see Fig. 8, as well as being carried under the arm as in Fig. 2. The container of Fig. 6 may be of sheet metal or other suitable material and it will hold the shoes and stakes exactly as in Fig. 1, and will be of th same or very similar dimensions as the container of Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. A kit for a horseshoe pitching set comprising a container having a length substantially equal to the width of a pair of pitching horseshoes in side by side relation in the container, a pair of stakes ach of which is composed of two substantially equal length parts, each part being substantially as long as the length of the container and lying lengthwise therein, a pair of said horseshoes in side by side relation in the container, and means to detachably secure the stake parts. together in elongated form for use, said means including a socket on one member and an end on the other member selectively receivable therein, the socketed member being pointed, and the socket thereon being arranged longitudinally of the axis of the member on which it is located.

2. A kit for a horseshoe pitching set comprising a container having a length substantially equal to the width of a pair of pitching horseshoes in side by. side relation in the container, a pair of stakes each of which is composed of two substantially qual length parts, each part being substantially as long as the length of the container and lying lengthwise therein, a pair of said horseshoes in side by side relation in the container, and means to detachably secure the stake parts together in elongated form for use, said container being relatively flat and having a handle on a narrow edge thereof.

3. A kit for a horseshoe pitching set comprising a container having a length substantially equal to the width of a pair of pitching horseshoes in side by side relation in the container, a pair of stakes each of which is composed of two substantially equal length parts, each part being substantially as long as the length of the container and lying lengthwise therein, apair of said horseshoes in side by side relation in the container, and means to detachably secure the stake parts together in elongated form for use, said container being flat and narrow, a cover for th container, said cover being openable to expose a wide side thereof, said horseshoes in side by side relation taking up an area approximately equal to the area of said wide container side and of the cover, and being fully exposed upon opening the cover.

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